Graphic Designers and Illustrators - Canada Salary and Wage Guide

Average Hourly Wages for
Graphic Designers and Illustrators in Canada

The pay information below has been split into rough bands as follows:

Low pay: The bottom 10 percent of workers earn this on average.

High pay: The top 10 percent of workers earn this on average.

Average pay: The average wage of the remaining 80 percent of workers.



Graphic Designers and Illustrators

Location	Low Wage $ per hr	Average $ per hr	High Wage $ per hr	Year
Calgary / Banff / Drumheller - Alberta*	17.00	26.44	36.73	2009
Edmonton and Area - Alberta*	14.00	22.21	32.88	2009
Vancouver / Lower Mainland Southwest - British Columbia	14.14	21.21	32.81	2007
Winnipeg - Manitoba	12.36	18.03	28.85	2009
Saint John / Sussex / St. Stephen - New Brunswick	12.00	19.00	35.00	2009
Halifax - Nova Scotia	11.50	18.45	31.30	2009
Toronto - Ontario	14.25	22.25	33.60	2009
Ottawa - Ontario	13.50	20.00	28.75	2009
London / Woodstock - Ontario	13.50	20.90	32.00	2009
Kitchener / Waterloo / Barrie /Guelph - Ontario	13.45	19.85	29.00	2009
Prince Edward Island	12.70	18.80	22.65	2009
Montreal - Quebec	13.50	18.75	33.00	2008
Saskatoon Area - Saskatchewan	9.74	16.18	23.75	2006

* 5^th percentile, median, 95^th percentile bands used.